Hi Nic, when I first heard about this I really felt for you and was hoping it was a mistake. All I can say mate is you're taking this a lot better than I would.
All the best and really hope things improve.
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Hi Nic, when I first heard about this I really felt for you and was hoping it was a mistake. All I can say mate is you're taking this a lot better than I would.
All the best and really hope things improve.
I know Nic is gutted from this and his attitude is a testament to his character... I wish he was closer so I could help more as he is a top bloke with a very thoughtful outlook.
I am hoping for the best mate and wish I could have heard the engine running on that car mate but without a key it is too much of a gamble???
My energy was wasted on the wrong people and so wish there was something more I could do.
thanks for all the support fellas. i think of it like this. i could get angry, it would upset the missus, probably burn the bridge with the mechanic looking at it, and i would be no better off, infact i would probably be worse. the way i see it is i just need to cop it on the chin, and forget about how sh!t it is and look for positives. i could have been stranded in the middle of the simmo with all the boys (or heaven forbid by myself) and even though i would have been surrounded by people that would bend over backwards to help it would have still been a reall shitty situation. im lucky no one got hurt, the car is still pretty much in one piece and it is repairable, and at the end of the day i will have a motor that has been pulled apart looked at inspected for anything else that could potentially go wrong and have it fixed and then ill be back on the road.
i feel really lucky to have this forum and all you genuine people on here to offer your condolences and i say thank you for being such top blokes. i am also lucky to have a supportive missus and a caring family who will also bend over backwards to help me sort this out.
last few months have been quite bad round here and i guess all i can say is when it rains, it bloody pours. fortunately all storms pass, i just have to weather it till it does.
Good luck with it all Nic. I really hope it's just the head. Like Matt has said, 470 is getting up there in the egt's but still not top end of the scale.
If its any consolation, I got a call from my mate who's brothers 3ltr dropped the pin four days after I got your call. Only for him he was 300ks from Uluru and he's got a towing bill of 4k back to Melbourne.
If there's anything you need, give me a shout and I'll help out where I can.
Good on ya Nic! Sorry to hear about the car but you have got a great attitude towards it, onwards and upwards as a cuddly friend of ours would say!
nissnewby, mate didnt want to detract from jonathons thread.... its going slow. saw him on thursday and hes pulling the head off albeit slowly. so still no definitive answers =(
Thanks mate. I hope it is something simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by rusty_nail
Oh man, hope she's not too bad. This was my concern when buying a GUII, though it has a new motor and NADS done at the same time, so hoping she'll be good to me.
only just seen this thread nic. I got bits of info off Facebook but didn't think it was this bad. hope she is an easy fix and bank on the road soon. you've got till 13th sep to get it back on the road haha
haha thanks mate, i dont think ill be driving down then unfortunately. IF it is fixed by then i think ill be broke from the whole ordeal.Quote:
Originally Posted by matfew
watch this space, im speaking with him this arvo, hes putting an inspection camera into cylinder no 3 to have a look for any signs of visible damage.